Comments on: NYT Op Ed

By: Search Engines Web

Search Engines Web — Tue, 29 Nov 2005 01:11:41 +0000

It was only a matter of time!!

Singapore scientists looking for ways to transmit the sense of touch over the Internet have devised a vibration jacket for chickens and are thinking about electronic children's pyjamas for cyberspace hugs.

The next step would be to use the same concept to transmit hugs over the Internet, it said.

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1893504,00.asp
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/corpcomms2/news/ST-28.11.05-4%20A%20HUG%20FOR%20A%20LONELY%20PET%20ACROSS%20THE%20NET.pdf

By: John Battelle

John Battelle — Sat, 19 Nov 2005 04:00:16 +0000

Full disclosure: Yes, The NYT Company is an investor in my company Federated Media. I very much doubt this had anything to do with my having a chance to write this piece, but I agree, it should have been disclosed in the Op Ed somewhere.

By: Jon Garfunkel

Jon Garfunkel — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 23:17:46 +0000

My eyes used to glaze over whenever I was associated with "Web 2.0", but regardless, the term has now been inscribed in the paper of record.

Battelle's piece mentioned that his current business was built on blogging, and as the paper didn't list it in the byline, it took me several odd minutes to find out what it was.

And then another five minutes or so to find out that the NYTCO is an angel investor in the company.

How convenient. I thought the editors would have disclosed that to spare me the time finding that out myself.

By: bronxite

bronxite — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:07:00 +0000

interesting link: customizegoogle.com

I wonder how this fits in with explorerdestroyer.com

By: Search Engines Web

Search Engines Web — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 20:49:38 +0000

* NEW REALITY *

quote:
First, this time the Web is ready for the dreams of both its innovators and its public. The first version of the Internet - call it Web 1.0 - was long on vision but short on execution and audience. ....

Before the WEB There was THE INTERNET - the Web is just an incorporated Software
http://forums.searchenginewatch.com/showthread.php?t=121

Even Gopher had its brief moment of glory, and years before - PROJECT XANADU could have been advanced.

However, the concept of the WEB may be replaced by another software technology in the coming decades.

The possible evolution of the computer may bring about multi-dimensional changes.

Imagine NOT just relying on the Human sense of VISION and HEARING - which is what the WEB limits one to (as of 2005/2006).

Reworking the DNA, imagine having the senses of Touch, TASTE and SMELL and even having realistic 3D that is NOT limited to a MONITOR - by pushing Complexed WAVES into the air that one could literally put ones hand through!!!!

What Name Should we choose for this future?
NEW REALITY is the proposal!

By: bronxite

bronxite — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 17:21:32 +0000

VC money is flowing out of the valley now according to DowJones VentureWire.

http://explorerdestroyer.com

By: Martin Nisenholtz

Martin Nisenholtz — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:09:46 +0000

Great piece, John — thanks for the contribution. By the way, all the opinion pieces are outside the TS wall — only the op-ed columnists are inside.

By: Tom W.

Tom W. — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 14:55:21 +0000

Terrific piece John – good perspective for Joe Investor, I think (and of late, that’s more me than I’d care to admit).

You ever think that “grok” only narrowly missed out to “blog” as a term of art by being a tad early?

By: Michael Parekh

Michael Parekh — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 13:17:02 +0000

Good piece John...the beginning had me worried...that this was yet another piece about "Bubble 2.0".

This time the Bubbles in trouble are the ones that have existed for decades, in telecom, in media, in advertising, and so many other industries that have had marketplaces with so many friction points.

I did a lenghtier piece on this here.

http://mp.blogs.com/mp/2005/11/s_19.html

thanks.